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Friday, March 4, 2016

House of Night Series (#9-12) by P.C. Cast

All I can say is THANK GOD this
series is finally over. It was starting
to drag like no other and if it wasn’t done by Redeemed then I would’ve given up on this series regardless. Honestly, the plot was starting to be
annoying and was taking too long. I honestly
have no idea how PC Cast managed to drag this series for TWELVE books when it
could’ve easily finished in, say, five. But,
no, she just had to draggggg it out.

When I picked up book 9, it had
been months, possibly at least a year or two, since I read the previous book so
it took me some time to remember what the latest plot was and what had happened
in the last book. There were a few
things that irked me throughout the books.
Regarding the plot, it was annoying and confusing to see how everything
kept going back and forth. Something happened
then something un-happened or someone did this but then someone else un-did
it. It was just so complicated and
irritating. For example, Zoey’s
boyfriend or boyfriends? In the really beginning
of the series, it was Eric then it was Heath then it was Stark because Heath
died but then Heath un-died by appearing in Aurox, this supposedly evil vessel
concocted from Neferet. I mean,
honestly, can this plot get any more murky and outlandish?

Then, another main issue was the
language used. Oh my god, I have no idea
where the author is from, but I don’t think the characters in this book sound
as if they’re from the Midwest or from the south other than the fact that they
use “y’all” a lot. To be perfectly
frank, they all sound as if they’re from the hood. And that’s not a good thing. It just failed to really sense their
character building. It might not have
bothered me as much in the past but now that I’m older (and therefore, somewhat
more knowledgeable/wiser), it irked me a lot more. Or maybe they really do talk as if they’re
from the hood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Not to
mention, the fact that Zoey refused to curse and thus invented random words
such as bullpoopie seemed so childish
and immature. There are so many ways to
circumvent a curse word yet the author chose bullpoopie to be it. I mean,
really?!

Now that I’ve vented out my two
major frustrations, I can move on to the two things that I actually appreciated
in this book. The first was the character development. This is not
the character building but how these characters grew. The major one was Kalona. He was depicted as an ally of the Darkness
and did everything he could to destroy Zoey and her friends. Yet by the last two books, he chose Light and
really changed. He learned to help
others, care about others, and, ultimately, ask for forgiveness from the
Goddess he so dearly loved. He was
actually my favorite character in the last few books. The way how he changed warmed me. And the way how the others forgave him
despite everything he did in the past was heartwarming.

The other thing I actually
enjoyed was Nyx. Even though she’s depicted
as a pagan goddess (in layman term), in many ways she reminded me of God. I grew up in a Christian family so I know a
lot of the principals and beliefs in the Christian religion. The way how Nyx offered them free will and
allowed them to choose Light and Dark without interference reminded me of
God. It was just interesting see the
similarities between the two religions especially with the Cherokee influence
as well.

Overall, there were a lot of
things that I didn’t enjoy about this book but then there were also the few
things that I enjoyed. I’m just really
glad that this series is finally over so I can move on with my life and better
books.